Setting Up the Course

1. Set up the hardware according to the manufacturer's instructions.
   
2. Install Microsoft Windows NT4 Server.
1. Format the hard drive to a single partition that uses the file allocation table (FAT) file system.

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Important Before formatting the hard drive, ensure that you have the necessary boot diskette(s) for your computer to load the drivers for the CD-ROM drive you are going to use to install Windows NT4.

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2. Insert the Windows NT4 Server CD-ROM into the drive.
3. Open a command prompt window for the CD-ROM drive.
4. Change to the \i386 folder on the CD-ROM, type winnt /b and then press Enter.

Windows NT files will be copied to the hard disk.

5. Follow the prompts to install Windows NT Server using the parameters provided in the following table. Respond to all other installation prompts with information appropriate for the computer or location.
   

When this information is required...	Use...
Partition	C: select a FAT partition
Location	\WINNT
Name	Your name
Organization	Your organization
Licensing Modes	Per Server for 25 concurrent connections
Computer name	StudentX (where X is a unique student number)
Server Type	Stand-Alone Server
Administrator account password	password (all lowercase)
Emergency Repair disk	No
Windows NT needs to know how this computer should participate on a network	Wired to the network (This computer will participate on a network)
Install Microsoft Internet Information Server	No. You will install the version of Internet Information Server that comes with Visual Basic.
To have Setup start searching for a network adapter, click the Start Search button.	Start Search If Setup cannot detect the installed network adapter, click Select from list and then configure it manually.
Network protocols	TCP/IP Protocol
Network services	Next, to accept defaults
TCP/IP setup	No, do not use DHCP
TCP/IP address	131.107.2.X (where X is the same number used for computer name)
TCP/IP Subnet mask	255.255.255.0
Bindings	Next, to accept defaults
Make this computer a member of	Workgroup: MVB6CLASS
Install Drivers	OK
Time Zone	Your time zone
Display properties	Set the Desktop Area to 800 x 600 pixels or as appropriate for the hardware.

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Note If your students need to listen to the multi-media components in Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development, you will need to configure the computer's audio card. The multi-media elements will display without an audio card, however, students will need to use the closed caption feature to read along.

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3. Install Windows NT Service Pack 3 or higher.
1. Insert the Windows NT Service Pack 3 CD-ROM into the drive.
2. In the root folder of the CD-ROM, run spsetup.bat to begin installing the service pack.
3. Follow the prompts to install the service pack without creating an uninstall folder.

 

4. Install Microsoft SQL Server 6.5.
1. Insert the Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 CD-ROM into the drive.
2. Change to the \i386 folder on the CD-ROM, and double-click setup.exe.
3. Follow the prompts to install SQL Server until the Microsoft SQL Server 6.5-Options dialog box appears.
4. Select Install SQL Server and Utilities, and then click Continue.
5. Configure SQL Server using the following information.
   

Option	Configuration
Licensing Mode	Per Server with 50 concurrent connections
Installation path	C:\MSSQL
Size of MASTER device	Default (25 MB)
SQL Server Books Online	Do not install
Character set	ISO Character Set (default)
Sort order	Dictionary order, case-insensitive (default)
Network support	Named Pipes and Multi-Protocol
SQL Executive Log On Account	Local System account
Enable MultiProtocol Encryption	No

 

5. Install Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 4.

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Note If you already have Microsoft SQL Server Service Pack 4 installed, the version number will be listed as 6.50.281 in the SQL Server Enterprise Manager Help About dialog box.

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1. Insert the Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 4 CD-ROM into the drive.
2. Change to the \i386 folder on the CD-ROM, and double-click setup.exe.
3. Follow the prompts to install the service pack.

 

6. Install Microsoft Visual Basic 6, Professional Edition.
1. Insert the Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Professional CD-ROM into the drive.
2. Double-click setup.exe.

As part of the Visual Basic setup, you will be required to install Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1.

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Note If you already have Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 installed, the version number will be listed as 4.72.3110.8 in the Internet Explorer Help About dialog box.

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3. Select a Standard Installation for Internet Explorer, and choose the default installation options.

After installing Internet Explorer you must restart the computer. The Visual Basic setup program will continue after the computer restarts.

4. Select Install Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition after the computer has restarted, and click Next.
5. When prompted for the type of installation, click Typical.

Visual Basic files will be copied to your computer.

6. Install MSDN Visual Studio Help when prompted by the Visual Basic setup program. This is the online help for Visual Basic.

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Note You may want to copy the contents of the MSDN Visual Studio Help CD onto a server in your classroom. You can then install MSDN from this server onto each student's computer rather than using an MSDN Visual Studio Help CD. This eliminates the need for students to frequently switch between the MSDN Visual Studio Help CD and the Mastering Visual Basic 6 Development CD during class.

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7. Select the Launch BackOffice® Installation Wizard and click Install.

You will use this wizard to install Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0.

8. Select a Custom installation of BackOffice, and then click Next.
9. Review the disk space requirements, and then click Next.
10. Expand the list of Windows NT Option Pack components and clear the check boxes for the following components: